Here are the 2024 Top Food & Drink Spots as voted for by residents in Alameda and throughout the East Bay:
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Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Bagel Shops in Alameda in 2024
- Alameda Bagels and Donuts
- Bagel Street Cafe
- Boichek Bagels
- House of Bagels
- Levy’s Bagels & Co
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Bagel Shops in Alameda in 2024
- Levy’s Bagels & Co
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Bakeries in Alameda in 2024
- Crispian Bakery
- Donut Petit
- Feel Good Bakery
- Firebrand Artisan Breads
- Whisk Cake Creations & Cake Cafe
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Bakeries in Alameda in 2024
- Crispian Bakery
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Barbecue Joints in Alameda in 2024
- Everett and Jones
- Fikscue Craft BBQ
- Horn BBQ
- Spinning Bones
- Stay Gold Deli
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Barbecue Joints in Alameda in 2024
- Spinning Bones
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Bars in Alameda in 2024
- Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge
- Lucky 13
- Saltbreaker
- The Fireside Lounge
- Town Tavern
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Bars in Alameda in 2024
- Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Breakfast/Brunch Spots in Alameda in 2024
- Cafe Jolie
- Jim’s On the Course
- Julie’s Coffee & Tea Garden
- Ole’s Waffle Shop
- Saltbreaker
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Breakfast/Brunch Spots in Alameda in 2024
- Cafe Jolie
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Burger Places in Alameda in 2024
- 1400 Bar & Grill
- Saltbreaker
- Scolari’s
- Spinning Bones
- the bureau
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Burger Places in Alameda in 2024
- Scolari’s
Top 4 Reader’s Choice Best Butcher Shops in Alameda in 2024
- Aljazeera Market
- Baron’s Meat & Poultry
- Chestnut Encinal Market
- Encinal Market – Scalise & Sons
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Butcher Shops in Alameda in 2024
- Encinal Market – Scalise & Sons
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Caterers in Alameda in 2024
- Asena
- C’era Una Volta Kitchen & Catering
- High St. Station
- Pacific Fine Food, Inc.
- Spinning Bones
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Caterers in Alameda in 2024
- C’era Una Volta Kitchen & Catering
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Central and South American Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- Calafia Taqueria
- Cholita Linda
- El Caballo Wraps
- La Penca Azul
- Taqueria mi Burrito
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Central and South American Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- Cholita Linda
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Cheese Shops in Alameda in 2024
- Aljazeera Market
- Farmstead Cheeses & Wines, Alameda
- Grocery Outlet Alameda
- Island Savoy Market
- Trader Joes
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Cheese Shops in Alameda in 2024
- Farmstead Cheeses & Wines, Alameda
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Chefs (name & restaurant) in Alameda in 2024
- Giuseppe Naccarelli – Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
- Jacob Alioto at East End
- Joann Guitarte Cafe Jolie/Donut Petit
- Justin Davis – saltbreaker
- Rudy Duran – C’era Una Volta
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Chefs (name & restaurant) in Alameda in 2024
- Giuseppe Naccarelli – Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Chinese Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- China Villa Restaurant
- East Ocean Seafood Restaurant
- Little Joe’s
- Wild Ginger
- Xing Yuan
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Chinese Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- East Ocean Seafood Restaurant
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Cocktails in Alameda in 2024
- Forbidden Island
- lemon drop
- Saltbreaker
- Town Tavern
- Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Cocktails in Alameda in 2024
- Forbidden Island
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Coffeehouses in Alameda in 2024
- Beanery of Alameda
- Highwire Coffee Roasters
- Julie’s Coffee & Tea Garden
- Lazybird Coffee
- SIGNAL Coffee Roasters
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Coffeehouses in Alameda in 2024
- Julie’s Coffee & Tea Garden
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Doughnuts in Alameda in 2024
- Donut Petit
- Donut Savant
- Homeskillet – Alameda
- Hometown Donuts
- Lee’s Donuts
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Doughnuts in Alameda in 2024
- Donut Petit
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Ice Cream Shops in Alameda in 2024
- Baskin-Robbins
- Coffee Cultures
- Cookiebar Scoop Shop
- Loard’s Ice Cream
- Tucker’s Ice Cream
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Ice Cream Shops in Alameda in 2024
- Tucker’s Ice Cream
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Italian Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- C’era Una Volta Kitchen & Catering
- East End
- Saltbreaker
- Tomatina
- Trabocco
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Italian Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- Trabocco
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Japanese Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- Hashi Gawa
- Waki
- Yellowtail
- Yojimbo
- Yokohama
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Japanese Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- Yojimbo
Top 3 Reader’s Choice Best Korean Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
Bowl’d BBQ Alameda
- Dan Sung Sa Restaurant
- Oghane
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Korean Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- Bowl’d BBQ Alameda
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Local Wineries in Alameda in 2024
- Blacksmith Cellars
- Dashe Cellars
- KARIBU by Wachira
- Rosenblum’s Jack London Sq
- Urban Legend Cellars
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Local Wineries in Alameda in 2024
- Dashe Cellars
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Mexican Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- Calafia Taqueria
- Cholita Linda
- El Caballo Wraps
- Island Taqueria
- La Penca Azul
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Mexican Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- Cholita Linda
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Outdoor Dining Spots in Alameda in 2024
- Dragon Rouge Bistro
- Jim’s On the Course
- Julie’s Coffee & Tea Garden
- Mosley’s Cafe
- Speisekammer
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Outdoor Dining Spots in Alameda in 2024
- Julie’s Coffee & Tea Garden
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Pizza in Alameda in 2024
- East End
- Marley G’s Pizzeria
- Share Pizza
- The Star on Park
- Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Pizza in Alameda in 2024
- The Star on Park
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Places to Drink Beer in Alameda in 2024
- Alameda Island Brewing Company
- Almanac Beer Co.
- Faction Brewing
- Lucky 13
- The Rake at Admiral Maltings
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Places to Drink Beer in Alameda in 2024
- Almanac Beer Co.
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- Asena
- Burma Superstar
- Saltbreaker
- Speisekammer
- Trabocco Kitchen and Cocktails
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- Saltbreaker
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Sandwiches and Salads in Alameda in 2024
- Domenico’s Italian Deli
- Island Savoy Market
- Sandwich Board
- Santoro’s Italian Market & Deli
- Tahina
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Sandwiches and Salads in Alameda in 2024
- Domenico’s Italian Deli
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Thai/Burmese Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- Bhan Mae Vane
- Burma Superstar
- Monkey Thai
- Spice I Am
- Toomie’s Thai By MeeChoke
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Thai/Burmese Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- Burma Superstar
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Vietnamese/Cambodian/Laotian Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- Bhan Mae Vane
- Dragon Rouge Bistro
- Mintleaf
- Phnom Penh House
- Sidestreet Pho
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Vietnamese/Cambodian/Laotian Restaurants in Alameda in 2024
- Sidestreet Pho
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Wine Bars in Alameda in 2024
- KARIBU by Wachira
- Lucky 13
- Mo’s
- The Preacher’s Daughter
- Wine and Waffles
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Wine Bars in Alameda in 2024
- The Preacher’s Daughter
Top 5 Reader’s Choice Best Wine Stores in Alameda in 2024
- CRAFT Beer & Wine
- Encinal Market – Scalise & Sons
- Farmstead Cheeses & Wines, Alameda
- Grocery Outlet
- Island Savoy Market
Winner Reader’s Choice Best Wine Stores in Alameda in 2024
- CRAFT Beer & Wine
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About the Top 5 Food & Drink Spots in the Best of Alameda
Alameda Magazine’s Best of Alameda was born with the idea to give readers in Alameda and throughout the East Bay a chance to voice their opinions on their personal ‘Family Favorite’ choices for Food & Drink and all kinds of everyday categories. The program has evolved over the years, and hopefully, with a lot of input from our readers, we’ve been able to make it better and better.
The voting for Best of Alameda Food & Drink is conducted in a two-round process. The first round occurs in the month of February with open write-in nominations for reader’s favorite Food & Drink taking place. Write-in nominations continue to be open until the middle of April.
As the nomination period for Food & Drink in the first round comes to a close in mid April, shortly after, the second round opens with the top nominee Food & Drink being selectable in this final round of voting during the month of April and May. Write-in nominations are no longer available, and voters are open to select their favorite Food & Drink from among those that are listed.
The final winners are posted in October
We hope you enjoy! And we hope you cast your vote next year!
